Warnings: AU, fluff, and a little OOC.
Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Oda-san. I make no profit.
A/N: Zoro and Luffy are children in this, so the rating is PG.
Theme # 17 Monster
"Is he under the bed?" Seven year old Luffy asked his older, green haired friend. Zoro got down on his knees and looked under it, only seeing the other boy's toys.
"Nope." He said.
"What about in the closet?"
"He isn't there, either." Zoro replied after opening it up.
"What about in my toy box?" Luffy said excitedly, leaning forward on his hands and knees.
"I think he would be too big to fit in there, Luffy."
"Then where is he?" The dark haired boy demanded.
"Maybe he doesn't exist." Zoro shrugged.
"But Ace told me he lived in my room and he wanted to eat my toes!"
"Ace told you there was a monster living in your room, waiting to eat your toes?" Zoro raised an eyebrow at this and climbed into Luffy's bed, where he forced his friend to lay down, and pulled the blanket up to his shoulders.
"Maybe he only comes out when we're sleeping." Luffy grinned, pulling Zoro into the bed with him. He covered them up with the blanket and closed his eyes. "Let's pretend to sleep and see if he comes out."
Zoro laughed, thinking back to the moment when he looked under the bed, and found Ace sleeping under it. If he was trying to scare Luffy, he should've stayed awake.
"What's so funny?" Luffy asked with a pout.
"Nothing, Luffy. Just go to sleep."